A variety of skin disorders are often misdiagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum, resulting in treatments that could be potentially harmful, according to a new study.
“Pyoderma gangrenosum is a diagnosis of exclusion,” lead author Dr. Roger H. Weenig, from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, told Reuters Health. Certain infectious and malignant processes can masquerade as pyoderma gangrenosum, yet immunosuppressive therapy–standard treatment for pyoderma gangrenosum–may actually exacerbate these conditions.
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